The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels were taking revenge on civilians after suffering defeats by Congolese forces.

A week of attacks by ISIL-backed rebel group Allied Democratic Forces has killed more than 50 people in eastern DR Congo, the UN says.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo says that Islamic State-backed rebels in the eastern part of the country ...

Rebels backed by ISIL (ISIS) have killed at least 52 civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this month, according ...

The country has suffered several deadly attacks in recent years, including by the Allied Democratic Forces and Rwanda-backed ...

Rebel fighters have killed at least 52 civilians in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, the UN ...

It says attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces targeted the Beni and Lubero territories of the eastern North Kivu province.

Islamic State-backed rebels massacred 52 civilians in eastern Congo, targeting villages with machetes and hoes.

An attack by a group affiliated to the so-called Islamic State organisation has killed at least nine people in eastern ...

More than 30 Christian worshippers were killed during a prayer vigil in a church in the northeastern Democratic Republic of ...

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group killed more than 40 people, including several children, with guns and machetes ...

The White House and State Department work to address Islamic State-allied attacks on Christians in sub-Saharan Africa ...